The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-03-10
The Origin Of Man.


week a young lady, we'll known il
the exclusive first circles of Sa.
francisco society for uni ivalcd per
sonal charms and elegance Of uccom.
plishinents, was driven arosnd (,
make congratulatory call upon ,
married lady friend who was happil,
convaefciug from that oocosionn
sacred event in the lives of weddct
ladies', which, far from beiugn sich
ness, is the perfect ,culmiudliu uI
their health. She was she OWN iui,
tho parlor, .and fot the few miunte,
required to Grrnuge for The u tceptiot
in that room whero mother md child
were doing as well as csuld, bo ex
pectcd, was left with 20 9th tr to ou.
terrain her than tue only Jon and
beir OF tho house, Master Charles.
then in his fourth year Bu Charlie
wns fully equal to the situation nnd
promises to grow.up into ID orua-
ment OF society that will u ver, be
abashed by beauty, however militant,
into the painful negative OF no cou-
vcrsaiiou.' After some undseulial
preliminary remarks, Master Charles
app roa,L,d nearer tie visit and
lowering bis tone into the caldou.
tial, asked:
Miss -, 90 dot babyf
Tho young lady gave ore swift,
glance around to assure hers plf there
was no other healer of this Ihrtiueul
question, udrepled:
mo, Charlie, dear, l hat not "
"And did 90 never have a taby1'
In spite Of the youth of hdr engcr
interlocutor her handsome oyts drop
ped before bis ingenious gNze and
her pretty face flushed as shereplied:
"No, Charlie, | never did. Is not
this beautiful dayl'
"And amt 90 never doin'tNto have
No babyY persisted Charlie, declin-
ing to enter on tho tempting con-
versatioual sidetrack of the weather
"My boy, can't tell Ten me all
the names of whom those are the
photographs.
"And don't 90 want bnbse"
why, Charlie, wbm, .,
toner you are. IL you are not care,
ful you will grow iuto one of those
newspaper interviewers, and then
" hat will your poor mamma think of
you?"
because, continued Charlie, ut
terly refusing TO be switched off," |
know where 90 tan det ono The
doctor brought my mamma ono, aud
he keepth them in hith oflith. You
juih do down Ellilh threot to Martet
tLreet and den 90 do down Martet
thrcct to Tarney throet, and den 90
do down Tdrnoy threct ever tho far,
and den 90 do mp a lot of thairth
aud thath where he toeps 'em. And
they're awful cheap, too. My papa
hathn'l paid for my mammals yet,
butheth doiu' to-
well, Charlie, I'm much obliged
TO you fvr yonr full directions, and
I'll know just where to go
COB, Milh--, 90 needn't 10. I'll
tell my papa juth ath thoon ath ever
he tums home that 90 want baby
nnd he'll DOT one for 90, and
That young lady seized that little
boy by lis two shoulders, and lean
ing over 20 as 10 look full into his
eyes, slC sad, Win an IMPRESSIVE
ness len by sudden terror:
SEQ here. Charlie, listen TO me
[ don't want any baby yet, and if
you ever say anything about it to
your papa, I'll never like you any
more at all, at all, never, never never
Now, will you promisel"
"Well, il 90 don't want a baby
won't, bat l tot everybody liked to
have babieth. Ido."
The interview was here terminated |
by the entrance of q servant TO usher
he visitor into tue presence of the